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Many firms are working to build the propane autogas market, writes Burney Simpson of the Propane Education & Research Council. Freightliner's Custom Chassis S2G bobtail received positive feedback from drivers in a video after they were given a chance to test-drive the vehicle. Additionally, the city of Springfield, Ill., which is converting 17 of its police cars to run on both propane autogas and gasoline, lauded autogas' benefits in a video interview.

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Nobody likes getting negative feedback, but it's important for bosses to find ways to deliver necessary criticism without demoralizing the recipient, writes Dan Rockwell. The key is to understand that criticism done right enlightens and clarifies. Two of his tips: "Stick with one issue. More than one issue indicates you already failed in the past. ... Express issues in one or two sentences. The more you talk the worse it is," Rockwell writes.

More than a dozen residents of Kirksville, Mo., attended a City Council meeting this week to oppose a possible plan to build a propane facility in the city. Residents said they had heard of a plan by United Energy to build a 30,000-gallon propane storage tank. City Manager Mari Macomber said, however, that United Energy has not applied for a building permit.

Paris, an early adopted of urban bike-sharing, is test-driving a car-sharing program. Officials and private-sector investors hope to have 5,000 silent, eco-friendly electric "Bluecars" on the city's streets by 2013, in a move that supporters say could sharply reduce congestion and air pollution. "They're ecological and economical. It's a real revolution and I can see it being copied in other cities," says city transport chief Annick Lepetit.

Freightliner Custom Chassis, a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, became the first chassis manufacturer in the United States to achieve zero-waste-to-landfill status. The initiative was part of a pilot program implemented to help facilities that manufacture Daimler trucks to become landfill-waste free.